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Scandal in the gambling industry: how gambling was disguised as lotteries in Ukraine
The implications of criminal investigations into lottery and gambling in Ukraine have been widely discussed for several months now, but...

UGC
Sep 9, 2024


Illegal activities of lottery operators were "noticed" only after criminal proceedings by the BES
The situation with the taxation of gambling market organisers has been viewed extremely biased since the return of gambling to the legal...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Sep 5, 2024


Lottery operators imitate almost all types of gambling, but there are positive developments
Zakrevska emphasised that since the legalisation of gambling, almost everyone who has been concerned with taxation - from members of the...

UGC
Sep 4, 2024


The end of the era of impunity for "state" lotteries?
Recently, the overarching theme of my blogs has been the illegal operation of lotteries, which remains one of the key problems of the...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Sep 2, 2024


Inadequate taxation of gambling deprived the budget of billions of hryvnias
In the first seven months of this year, legal gambling organizers in Ukraine have paid UAH 9.8 billion in tax payments to the state...

UGC
Aug 28, 2024


Record revenues from gambling taxation: is it worth celebrating and what is behind it?
The legal gambling market is developing despite the war and rather unfavorable state economic policy. Every year, gambling brings more...

UGC
Aug 28, 2024


The partnership between CRGL and META shows that even the online gambling segment can be effectively regulated
In July 2024, the cooperation between the Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries and Meta was announced. The goal of the...

UGC
Aug 28, 2024


Inadequate taxation of gambling deprived the budget of billions of hryvnias
Between January and July of this year, legal gambling organisers paid UAH 9.8 billion in tax payments to the state budget of Ukraine....

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Aug 27, 2024


CRGL and Facebook partnership brings first significant results
CRGL uses every opportunity to fight illegal activities in the gambling market. In particular, the Commission has recently tightened...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Aug 26, 2024


UAH 9.8 billion in taxes is not the limit
Legal gambling organizers have adapted to doing business in a time of war. Neither tax uncertainty, nor loss of assets and customers, nor...

UGC
Aug 23, 2024


The fight against domestic illegal gambling goes international
Our world is increasingly immersed in virtual space, and modern technology has become such an integral part of life that it is hard to...

Yurii Havrilechko
Aug 21, 2024


UAH 9.8 billion in taxes is not the limit
Legal gambling organizers have adapted to doing business in a time of war. Neither tax uncertainty, nor loss of assets and customers, nor...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Aug 19, 2024


Playing with credit money will become more difficult
Regulation of the gambling sector by the state is quite complex and multidimensional, given the special attention of society to the...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Aug 12, 2024


CRGL will fight against illegal gambling advertising on Facebook and Instagram
It is no secret that illegal gambling companies actively use social media to advertise their services and attract players. In particular,...

UGC
Aug 9, 2024


CRGL will fight against illegal gambling advertising on Facebook and Instagram
It is no secret that illegal gambling companies actively use social media to advertise their services and attract players. In particular,...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Aug 6, 2024


European gambling lessons for Ukraine: licenses, taxation of winnings, and advertising
Ukraine's gambling regulatory system, having undergone significant reforms in recent years, is still evolving. The European experience...

UGC
Aug 6, 2024


A little-noticed, but very important step by CRGL in the fight against gambling addiction
Gambling is primarily entertainment, not a way to make money. However, not all players realize this. That is why CRGL continues to...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Aug 5, 2024


Register of gambling addicts and gambling culture - how it works
The issue of preventing and overcoming gambling addiction (ludomania) arose during the preparation of the draft law on the legalization...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Jul 30, 2024


Ludomania in Ukraine: myths and reality
Ludomania, or gambling addiction in Ukraine, began to be seen as an urgent problem only after the legalization of gambling in 2020. Until...

UGC
Jul 29, 2024


CRGL strengthens partnership with Facebook in the fight against illegal gambling advertising
CRGL tries to use every opportunity to fight illegal gambling operators. This fight is especially difficult in the online space, where...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Jul 29, 2024


Ludomania in Ukraine: myths and reality
Ludomania, or gambling addiction in Ukraine, began to be seen as an urgent problem only after the legalization of gambling in 2020. Until...

UGC
Jul 24, 2024


Fighting illegal gambling is about helping legal businesses
The fight against illegal gambling is one of the most important tasks of the authorities to be performed in order to develop the legal...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Jul 23, 2024


Due to the attempt to discredit gambling, more people have isolated themselves from gambling
Although there are currently 7,874 players in the Register and their number has more than doubled since the beginning of the year, this...

UGC
Jul 23, 2024


Unexpected consequences of attacks on the legal gambling market
An unexpected consequence of the discrediting hype around the legal gambling market was an "increase" in the number of people in the...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Jul 22, 2024
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